Stage 5Rouen / Saint-Quentin

Rouen

Nicknamed by Stendhal '' the gothic Athens'' and by Victor Hugo ''the town of a hundred steeples” the capital of Normandy, crossed by the Seine, can boast a rich heritage that has no less than two hundred and thirty six buildings, including more than fifty historic monuments. Lovers of architecture and old buildings will be knocked out and will particularly admire the Great Clock, astronomical clock whose mechanism dates from the fourteenth century, The Notre Dame Cathedral, the courthouse, the Aître St. Maclou, former ossuary, or even the Old Market Square surrounded by its half-timbered houses.  Labelled Town and Country of Art and History a cradle of the nineteenth century Impressionism, Rouen Vallée de Seine can also respond to your desires for discovery and escape to offer you a quality stay. There are many activities on offer including rambling or cycling along the banks of the Seine. Rouen and its region will seduce you with their charm and lifestyle, but also by their sense of hospitality, to which the local residents bear proof.